Metabolomics,Unknown,Transcriptomics,Genomics,Proteomics

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In vivo transcriptome analysis of Toxoplasma gondii

ABSTRACT: This study utilizes global microarray analysis to identify how T. gondii alters its transcriptome in response to the in vivo microenvironment during the innate immune response (four days post-infection) relative to growth in fibroblast cells in vitro. To distinguish changes in the parasite transcriptome dependent or independent of the host immune response the parasite transcriptome was examined in IFN-gamma gene deleted mice in addition to wild type mice.

ORGANISM(S): Toxoplasma gondii

SUBMITTER: DANA MORDUE

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3579 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Identification of Toxoplasma gondii genes responsive to the host immune response during in vivo infection.

Skariah Sini S Mordue Dana G DG

PloS one 20121010 10

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoa parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis. It resides within host cells in a parasitophorous vacuole distinct from the host cell endocytic system. T. gondii was used as a model to investigate how obligate intracellular parasites alter their gene expression in response to the host immune response during infection compared to growth in host cells in vitro. While bacterial pathogens clearly alter gene expression to adapt to the host envir ...[more]

PMID: 23071600

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In vivo transcriptome analysis of Toxoplasma gondii

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Identification of Toxoplasma gondii genes responsive to the host immune response during in vivo infection.

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